The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - Funds can be used for a variety of activities, such as expanding access to career technical education, elective, world language, and A-G courses; college/career or transition counseling; mental health support services; and providing postse condary options for incarcerated youth who have a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - In 2023‑24 and 2024‑25, the state made one‑time reductions to the program in recognition that funding provided exceeded the amount necessary to fund all State Preschool contracts. Child Care and State Preschool Reimbursement Rates in Transition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The June 2023 budget reduced funding for the Zero-Emission School Bus and Infrastructure Program but expressed the Legislature ’s intent to provide additional funding in the future, including a $500  million appropriation in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, CSU began addressing this situation by reallocating existing enrollment slots from campuses under their 2023 ‑24 targets to those exceeding their 2023 ‑24 targets. Effectively, this reallocation moved funding internally within the CSU system to help support more enrollment growth at growing campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - State Reduced LREBG in 2023 ‑24 to Address Budget Shortfall. The state faced a revenue shortfall in 2023 ‑24, accompanied by a drop in Proposition  98 funding for schools. To help address the shortfall, the June 2023 budget implemented a $1.1  billion (14.3  percent) reduction to the LREBG.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - From 2021 ‑22 through 2023 ‑24, the state has provided a total of $865  million in one ‑time funding to support various nutrition initiatives. These augmentations include: KIT Funds ($750   Million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - The cost of covering the state ’s core K-12 education programs exceeds the Proposition  98 funding available for schools in 2023 ‑24. To bridge the gap, the budget withdraws approximately $5.3  billion from the Proposition  98 Reserve to support LCFF costs in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - Growth in the Guarantee Accelerates After 2023 ‑24. Increases in the guarantee become larger after 2023 ‑24, with year ‑over ‑year growth of 4.9  percent in 2024 ‑25, 5.6  percent in 2025 ‑26, and 7.9  percent in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - State Suspended the Proposition   98 Guarantee in 2023 ‑24. The June 2024 budget plan suspended the guarantee in 2023 ‑24 and approved $98.5   billion in funding for schools and community colleges. Although our estimate of General Fund revenue is up compared with the previous estimate, changes in revenue do not directly affect funding when the guarantee is suspended.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Based on 2023 ‑24 attendance —the data used to calculate 2024 ‑25 allocations —the proposed $435  million in additional funding would allow for increasing the number of Tier 1 districts without affecting Tier 2 rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977